SB 784 — An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to home rule and optional plan government, further providing for definitions, providing for appointment of government study commission in distressed municipality and further providing for first meeting of commission, for function and duty of commission, for hearings and public forums, for report of findings and recommendations, for limitation on enactment of ordinance or filing of petition and for limitation on municipal powers.
Last action — Laid on the table
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
- Printer's No. PN0880 View text Current pdf
Action History
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Laid on the table
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First consideration
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Reported as committed
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Referred to Local Government
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Third consideration and final passage
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Re-reported as committed
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Re-referred to Appropriations
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Second consideration
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First consideration
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Reported as committed
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Referred to Local Government
Sponsors
- Scott E. Hutchinson · Cosponsor
- Cris Dush · Cosponsor
- Rosemary M. Brown · Cosponsor
- Carolyn T. Comitta · Cosponsor
- Timothy P. Kearney · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 248 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Timothy P. Kearney Democratic
Co-sponsors (4)
- Scott E. Hutchinson Republican
- Cris Dush Republican
- Rosemary M. Brown Republican
- Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic
Not signed on (248)
248 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
Passed
25 Yea
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0 Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (25)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Adams | — | Yea |
| Abigail Salisbury | Democratic | Yea |
| Brian Munroe | Democratic | Yea |
| Carol Hill-Evans | Democratic | Yea |
| Carol Kazeem | Democratic | Yea |
| Christina D. Sappey | Democratic | Yea |
| Dave Madsen | Democratic | Yea |
| Ismail Smith-Wade-El | Democratic | Yea |
| Justin C. Fleming | Democratic | Yea |
| Kyle Donahue | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa A. Borowski | Democratic | Yea |
| Liz Hanbidge | Democratic | Yea |
| Melissa Cerrato | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert Freeman | Democratic | Yea |
| Tarah Probst | Democratic | Yea |
| Alec J. Ryncavage | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew Kuzma | Republican | Yea |
| Brett R. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Dane Watro | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Rader | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob D. Banta | Republican | Yea |
| Parke Wentling | Republican | Yea |
| R. Lee James | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy Fink | Republican | Yea |
Passed
50 Yea
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0 Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Aument | — | Yea |
| James Brewster | — | Yea |
| Jimmy Dillon | — | Yea |
| John Disanto | — | Yea |
| Mike Regan | — | Yea |
| Anthony Williams | — | Yea |
| Amanda M. Cappelletti | Democratic | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| John I. Kane | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Katie J. Muth | Democratic | Yea |
| Lindsey M. Williams | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria Collett | Democratic | Yea |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Nick Miller | Democratic | Yea |
| Nikil Saval | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Gebhard | Republican | Yea |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Devlin J. Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Mastriano | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Frank A. Farry | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Rothman | Republican | Yea |
| Jarrett Coleman | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Pittman | Republican | Yea |
| Judy Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Lynda Schlegel Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Rosemary M. Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Pennycuick | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
Passed
24 Yea
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0 Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Aument | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Nick Miller | Democratic | Yea |
| Nikil Saval | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Yea |
| Devlin J. Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Frank A. Farry | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Rothman | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Pittman | Republican | Yea |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Lynda Schlegel Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Rosemary M. Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Pennycuick | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
Passed
11 Yea
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0 Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| James Brewster | — | Yea |
| Mike Regan | — | Yea |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Yea |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Yea |
| Devlin J. Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Jarrett Coleman | Republican | Yea |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Rosemary M. Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 784?
- SB 784 is sponsored by Scott E. Hutchinson (Republican), Cris Dush (Republican), Rosemary M. Brown (Republican), Carolyn T. Comitta (Democratic), and Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SB 784?
- This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 784?
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